Lifeline Language Services
Sector codes for suppliers

Help us to find (and use) you!

Since 1990, we’ve accumulated supplier expertise covering most of the planet. To help us differentiate this and best fit our translators to projects we need to know what you’re good at translating.

This table lists the codes we use, for you to add to your Supplier Questionnaire (from where you’ll have reached this page). If the sectors seem a little unusual, rest assured there are good reasons for them. Please take the time to look through carefully and identify all those that match your expertise, and add these to your Supplier Questionnaire form so we can see what you like translating!

A word of caution; don’t blag. We carefully review translation, especially from new suppliers, so please don’t – for example – claim “Nuclear energy” as a specialism unless it REALLY is. We usually instantly de-activate suppliers we find have been dishonest because if we can’t trust their claims, how can we trust their translation?

Codes are:

Agriculture001
Annual Reports068
Architecture & Town Planning002
Art/Design/Music/Literature/Philosophy045
Astronomy/Astrology/New Age050
Auto Engineering003
Aviation & Defence004
Banking/Finance/Accountancy005
Biochemistry006
Biology/Zoology/Ornithology/Botany007
Chemical Engineering, Data Sheets008
Chemicals/chemistry009
Civil & Structural Engineering010
Clothing & Footwear (inc. Knitting)044
Commerce/business012
Computers/DP/Hardware/Software/Networking011
Conference Interpreting064
Court Interpreting063
Dentistry055
Economics/Economic Devt./ World Affairs014
Education & Training057
Electrical Engineering015
Electronic Engineering016
Energy & Energy Management027
Environment/Earth Sci./Waste Management/Ecology017
EU/UN Structure & Operations043
Fire and Fire Fighting105
Food & Drink Industry (inc. Cooking/Brewing/Nutrition)018
Forestry104
General Technical013
Geology/History/Archaeology019
Gift Ware & Retail (inc. Toys & Nursery Goods)065
Hairdressing077
Health & Safety048
Insurance020
Interpreting equipment provider100
Journalism092
Language049
Law (inc. Contracts)021
Logistics (inc. Transport & Shipping)037
Machine Tools040
Manufacturing059
Marine Engineering022
Marketing & Advertising023
Materials Handling053
Mechanical Engineering (inc. Hydraulics)024
Media054
Medicine/Alternative Medicine/Veterinary Science025
Metallurgy026
Mining061
Nuclear Energy058
Offshore Technologies, Petrochemicals039
Ophthalmic Optics046
Packaging066
Paper047
Patents, Trademarks, Intellectual Property028
Personal interpreting provider073
Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Cosmetics029
Photography056
Physics/Astrophysics/Mathematics030
Plastics/Polymers/Adhesives/Rubber/Paints031
Politics (Public Admin./Trade Unions/Ind. Relations)032
Printing & Publishing062
Railways052
Refractories (inc. Glass/Ceramics/Glazes/Kilns)041
Refrigeration/Air Conditioning/Heating & Boilers/Ventilation067
Religion072
Social Science (Sociology/Psychology/Psychiatry034
Software localization080
Sport069
Subtitling provider075
Taxation/VAT033
Telecoms (inc. Telephony & Satellite Comms.)035
Telephone interpreting079
Textiles & Textile Machinery, Furniture036
Training (Language)076
Transcription provider071
Travel, Tourism & Leisure Industry042
Typesetting provider078
Voice-Overs070
Water Industry/Water Treatment038
Welding060
Wine Trade051